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PETERSBURG, Va. (AP) — A Petersburg man is suing Petersburg for barring him from speaking at a City Council meeting. The American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia filed the lawsuit on Thursday in U.S. District…

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — An Army training center that was run entirely by women near Fort Lee is among 11 places in Virginia that are getting historic highway markers. Located between Petersburg and Hopewell, the…

PETERSBURG, Va. (AP) — Police have obtained warrants charging a fugitive with killing four members of a Petersburg family in 2014. Authorities say 48-year-old Alexander R. Hill Jr. hasn’t been seen since surveillance video showed…

PETERSBURG, Va. (AP) — Independence Construction Materials plans to open an asphalt plant in Petersburg that’s expected to create 37 jobs. Construction will begin in December. The plant is expected to be operational by April…

PETERSBURG, Va. (AP) — Soldiers based at Fort Lee in Petersburg are gearing up for deployment to the Middle East. Officials say the soldiers from the Army’s 54th Quartermaster Company are set to deploy to…

PETERSBURG, Va. (AP) — Petersburg area residents will have an opportunity to learn more about the Affordable Care Act on Wednesday. U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott is hosting a health care town hall meeting at 6:30…

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Petersburg clergyman is going to great heights for a good cause. The Progress-Index (http://bit.ly/ZwBDh1 ) reports that pastor Paul T. Christian of the Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer says he’ll…

PETERSBURG, Va. (AP) — Family and friends are preparing to welcome home members of the Fort Lee-based 111th Quartermaster Company. The soldiers have completed a six-month deployment to Afghanistan and Kuwait. They are scheduled to…

PETERSBURG, Va. (AP) — A family has demolished a Petersburg house where four relatives were slain in April. Raymond Washington tells The Progress-Index (http://bit.ly/1pojaZK ) that the house was a gathering place for the family.…

PETERSBURG, Va. (AP) — Meg Ryan sightings are increasing around central Virginia as the actress prepares to make her debut as a director. The latest star sighting was in Old Towne Petersburg, where the Progress-Index…